Human-Environment Complexity Lab

Please note that some of the research projects or publications featured on this site were undertaken by Johanna Yletyinen prior to the establishment of this research group. They are included here to provide context and continuity for ongoing work, and to reflect the foundations upon which this group’s research is built.

Optimal choice of fishing grounds

Fisheries regulations allow management based on cooperative decisions instead of a regular ‘race-to-fish’ situation. However, there are downsides of equal rights regulations: asymmetries between countries can translate into advantages in resource extraction that cannot be utilized. These advantages include development and restructuring of the fleets and spatial closeness to the most productive fishing grounds. Our technical report investigates these question for the Baltic Sea demersal trawlers and seiners.

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